Trump Says ‘Fake News Media,’ Not Facebook Ads, Influenced 2016 Elections

Trump Says ‘Fake News Media,’ Not Facebook Ads, Influenced 2016 Elections
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference announcing Alexander Acosta as the new Labor Secretary nominee in the East Room at the White House in Washington on Feb. 16, 2017. The announcement comes a day after Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Joshua Philipp
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In a pair of tweets President Donald Trump used the recent controversy over Facebook ads and their possible connection to Russian interference to point to what he regards as the real scandal in the 2016 presidential election.

On Sept. 21 Facebook handed over information to Congress regarding advertisements on its network allegedly placed by Russians.

Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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